What is the net worth of Michael Ian Black?
Michael Ian Black is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director who has a net worth of $3 million. Black was a member of the comedy troupes The State and Stella, which both had their own television shows, MTV’s “The State” (1993–1995) and Comedy Central’s “Stella” (2005).
Michael has over 70 acting credits to his name, including the films ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ (2001), ‘Take Me Home Tonight’ (2011), ‘Wanderlust’ (2012), ‘Hell Baby’ (2013) and ‘ They Came Together” (2014) and the television series “You Wrote It, You Watch It” (1992–1993), “Viva Variety” (1997), “Ed” (2000–2004), “Michael & Michael Have Issues” ” (2009), “Burning Love” (2012–2013), “The Jim Gaffigan Show” (2015–2016) and “Another Period” (2015–2018). He created and wrote for The State, Viva Variety, Stella and Michael & Michael Have Issues, as well as the Adult Swim series You’re Whole (2012–2013) and wrote and directed the film from 2006 “
Michael has released the comedy albums ‘I am a Wonderful Man’ (2007), ‘Very Famous’ (2011) and ‘Noted Expert’ (2016) and appeared on The State’s 2010 album ‘Comedy For Gracious Living’ (which was registered in 1996). Black has published several such as “My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind Over Your Face” (2008), “You’re Not Doing It Right: Tales of Marriage, Sex, Death, and Other Humiliations” (2012), “America, You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter to Freedom” (with Meghan McCain; 2012), “Navel Gazing: True Tales of Bodies, Mostly Mine (but also my mother’s, whom I know ; ; sounds weird)” (2016), “A Better Man: A (Mostly Serious) Letter to My Son” (2020), and the children’s books “Chicken Cheeks” (2009) and “I’m Sad” (2018).
Youth
Michael Ian Black was born Michael Ian Schwartz on August 12, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Jill, owned a store and his father, Robert, was a manager. Michael grew up in a Jewish household in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, and attended Hillsborough High School. When Black was 3, his parents divorced; his mother later became gay. Michael’s father died in his thirties after suffering a head injury during an attack and having an allergic reaction during surgery. Black has two brothers and his sister has Down syndrome. After graduating from high school, Michael enrolled at New York University, but left school to play the role of Raphael in a promotional campaign for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles tour in 1990.
Career
Black’s career began as a member of The State, which included the future “Reno 911!” creators Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney and Robert Ben Garant. From 1992 to 1993, members of the comedy troupe appeared on MTV’s “You Wrote It, You Watch It” and received their own eponymous series in 1993. “The State” ran for 28 episodes over four seasons and earned a nomination for the CableACE Award for Comedy Series in 1995. In 1997, Michael co-created Comedy Central’s Viva Variety with Garant and Lennon made his feature film debut in 1999’s Big Helium Dog. From 2000 to 2004, Black played Phil Stubbs on NBC’s Ed alongside Tom Cavanagh and Julie Bowen, during which time he appeared in The Bogus Witch Project (2000) and Partner(s) (2005). . In 2001, he starred as McKinley in Wet Hot American Summer, which was written by The State’s David Wain (who also directed) and Michael Showalter. Black reprized his role in the Netflix series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017). He hosted NBC’s “Spy TV” in 2001, followed by “Reality Bites Back” (2008), “Trust Me, I’m a Game Show Host” (2013), “Duck Quacks Don’t Echo” (2014 ). ) and “Easiest Game Show Ever” (2016). (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017). He hosted NBC’s “Spy TV” in 2001, followed by “Reality Bites Back” (2008), “Trust Me, I’m a Game Show Host” (2013), “Duck Quacks Don’t Echo” (2014 ). ) and “Easiest Game Show Ever” (2016). (2015) and Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later (2017).
Michael starred in “Reno 911!” (2003–2008; 2020; 2022), “Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker” (2006) and “Wainy Days” (2007), and starred in his own stand-up special “Comedy Central Presents” in 2004 and 2008. In 2005 , co-created “Stella” with Showalter and Wain, then appeared in the 2007 films “The Ten” (which was directed by Wain) and “Reno 911!: Miami.” From 2008 to 2009, he had a recurring role on The CW series “Reaper” and co-created the 2009 Comedy Central series “Michael & Michael Have Issues” with Showalter. Black appeared in the 2011 film “Take Me Home Tonight,” then co-starred with Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux in Wain’s “Wanderlust” in 2012. He also appeared in “This Is 40” that year.
Michael had a small but memorable role in 2013’s Hell Baby, which was written and directed by Lennon and Garant, and then appeared in the David Wain-directed satirical romantic comedy They Came Together in 2014. From 2012 to in 2013, he played the role of Tyree Mandersohn on “You’re Whole” and played Daniel Benjamin on TV Land’s “The Jim Gaffigan Show” from 2015 to 2016 and Peepers on Comedy’s “Another Period” Central from 2015 to 2018. Black appeared in ‘Smosh: The Movie’ (2015), ‘Slash’ (2016), ‘Folk Hero & Funny Guy’ (2016) and ‘Sextuplets’ (2019), from 2018 to and in 2019, he had a recurring role as Pastor Mike on the Netflix series “Insatiable”. Michael also hosted the podcasts “Mike and Tom Eat Snacks”
Personal life
Michael married Martha Anne Hagen on October 17, 1998, and they welcomed son Elijah in 2001 and daughter Ruthie in 2003. At the time of the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Black and his family they lived 16 miles from the school. Michael wrote about the tragedy on his website, stating: “I called my wife downstairs to tell her what was going on and while we were both surprised, the initial information was that the gun had been fired and that . someone was taken to the hospital. with a leg injury. And then he told us it would be much worse. How bad we could not have imagined. Not here.” He added: “I sat the children down and told them what happened. Something bad. People were killed, including children. You’re safe, though. Do you have any questions? Not. Good. We love you. We will always love you.” The family moved to Savannah, Georgia in 2021. In “America, You Sexy Bitch: A Love Letter to Freedom,” the book Michael co-wrote with Meghan McCain, Black is described as a “gun-fearing, atheist “. , democratic comedian”.
